EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNS

AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF ACCIDENTS AS AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF OVERHEAD LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNS ON ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SECTIONS OF US-12 IN ADVANCE OF SIX INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY OF WAYNE, WAYNE COUNTY. THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS (COSTING $6,602 FOR SIX OVERHEAD SIGN SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES) CONTRIBUTED TO THE REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BY 44% (88 TO 49) IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE INCIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY TURNING FROM THE WRONG LANE WAS REDUCED BY 58% (31 TO 13). THIS ACCIDENT REDUCTION, ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CRITERIA, RESULTED IN SAVINGS OF $47,900 TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Tsd-ss-112-69, 13 PP, 2 TAB, 2 FIG, 2 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Michigan Department of State Highways

  State Highways Building, PO Drawer K
  Lansing, MI  United States  48904
• Authors:
  • Hoffman, M R
  • Lampela, A A
  • Alashari, N
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Intersections; Lane distribution; Overhead traffic signs; Prevention; Safety; Savings; Traffic signs; Turning lanes
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign observance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220733
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM